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Exemption of credit

14. (1) “Exemption of credit” means the exemption from registration and attendance of a course
that is prescribed for a Degree programme of study as approved by the Senate. The approval
for the exemption of credit is subject to the following conditions:

(a) The course for which exemption of credit is applied was taken by the candidate before
his admission into the Degree programme of study;

(b) The course for which exemption of credit is applied shall have at least seventy-five
percent of overlap with the course that is offered by this University;

(c) The grade or grade point obtained for the course concerned is not less than B or 3.0;
and

(d) The course for which the transfer of credit is applied shall be a course from a
programme of study that is the equivalent to the Degree programme of study.

(2) A course that has been approved for exemption of credit shall be awarded Grade K and the
credit hour shall not be taken into account in the calculation of the GPA and CGPA.

(3) In certain circumstances, a course that has not been approved for transfer of credit may be
considered for exemption of credit subject to the conditions under subregulation (1).

Application for transfer and exemption of credit

15. (1) An application for transfer or exemption of credit shall be made using the relevant form
that can be obtained from the Faculty concerned. The completed form shall be submitted to
the Dean of the Faculty not later than the Friday of the fifth lecture week of the normal
semester together with—

(a) the payment of the processing fees at a rate that has been determined. Such fee is
non-refundable;

(b) the syllabus and marking scheme of the course for which application for which transfer
or exemption of credit is made; and

(c) a copy of the transcript.

(2) The maximum credit hours that can be transferred and exempted shall not exceed one third
of the total credit hours of the component of the Degree programme of study.

(3) The candidate shall be informed in writing of the result of his application for transfer or
exemption of credit.

PART VI
SUPERVISION

Supervision and progress of candidature

16. (1) The Faculty shall appoint a supervisor for each candidate. For a candidature requiring
more than one supervisor, the Faculty may appoint additional supervisors who shall have
equal status as the first appointed supervisor. The supervisor shall carry out his role and
responsibilities as may be determined by the University.

(2) An Adjunct Professor of the University, a post-doctoral researcher or a research fellow may
be appointed by the Faculty as the supervisor of a candidate provided that an additional
supervisor from among the academic staff of the University is appointed to supervise jointly
the said candidate.

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